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The 10 Commandments of Painting

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Who doesn’t love paint? Regardless of the sheen — flat, eggshell, satin or gloss — painting is a great way to either radically or subtly transform your environment. However, to achieve the perfect result, you can’t just start painting willy-nilly. Get inspired before you pick a paint color. Image courtesy of PPG Paints.

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Avente Tile Talk: Fresh-Picked Gourmet Garden Ceramic Tiles

Tile Talk

With their hand-painted relief details, available either in a matte or gloss finish, these richly colored tiles boast sophisticated designs inspired by natures bounty. Fruit Basket Hand Painted Tile Mural. Measuring 18"x18", hand-painted ceramic tile mural is accented with a border of rope liner for added visual interest.

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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

In any event, Spicher says you need to decide how you want to use the room before you choose the finishes like paint colors or flooring. Austin sunroom. Image: Leonid Furmansky Architectural Photographer. Image: Vincentsen-Blasi Architecture. Image: LDa Architecture & Interiors. Apply these three principles.

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10 Rustic Kitchen Designs That Embody Country Life

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

If you love wood-based designs then also read Timber Architecture: 10 Benefits of Wood-based Designs. Dark wood can seem too imposing for some smaller, dimly lit kitchens, so consider adding painted or bleached white wood instead. 5) Primitive Paint. Time-worn, aged and chipping paint is essential in any rustic kitchen design.

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Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

Life of an Architect

A while back I wrote a post titled “ Architectural Interns ” where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. I’m Travis Schneider; born in 1992, raised in Dallas suburbia, and three years into a five-year undergraduate degree in architecture at UT Austin.

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10 Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes in Interior Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Everyone should display some form of art in their home—whether it is a rare oil painting or a cherished drawing from your child’s pre-school days. A common mistake that most of us are guilty of—painting first. Put that paint brush down! Now you can pick up the paint brush. 5) Hanging Art. Why is this?

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Don’t Focus on Cosmetic Features When Buying a Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

However, John Blackman, a realtor at Keller Williams/ Heart of Austin Homes Team , tells Freshome that you can purchase one of these sink faucets for $200 to $300. You can even use paint to make one-piece molding look like three-piece molding. Crown molding provides architectural detail, but you can add it yourself.

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